Fractions

This example shows the stacked fraction and manual simplification features of the TI-73 Explorer™. (See Chapter 3 of the TI-73 Explorer Software Graphing Calculator Guidebook.)

Example: Add 1 3/4 + 2 4/8 and manually simplify the result.

Press

Result

 

 

.

 

####"

 

b-l

 

(to select Mansimp)

 

 

 

1 <3 =4 "\

 

2 <4 =8 b

 

Note: The arrow on the

 

screen indicates that the

 

answer can be simplified.

 

 

 

?b

 

(optional step to convert

 

mixed fraction to simple

 

fraction)

 

 

 

Bb

 

(to simplify the result)

 

 

 

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Texas Instruments CBL 2, TI-73 manual Fractions